GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich. – Davenport women's soccer
sophomore goalkeeper Michelle Marcus has been named the Wolverine Hoosier
Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this
season, the league office announced Monday. While Davenport has won five
conference weekly honors this season, Marcus is the only Lady Panther to take
home the defensive accolades.

In the
Lady Panthers regular-season finale against Cornerstone last Wednesday, Marcus
made five brilliant saves and guided the defense to a 3-0 victory over the
Golden Eagles to claim the WHAC championship outright. Her performance also led
to Davenport extend its single-season records in wins (15), consecutively (9)
and shutouts (10).

A native
of Ada, Mich., Marcus carries a 0.68 goals-against average, which ranks in a
tie for 16th-best in the country. She also collected 62 saves and
maintains a .849 saves percentage.

Marcus
and her teammates enter WHAC Tournament play as the No. 1 seed and will host
No. 8 Marygrove Wednesday at 7 p.m.